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***FREE upcoming professional development opportunity from Gilder Lehrman with a stipend and the opportunity to apply for a $150 scholarship from NSCSS:
As part of the World War I Centennial, Gilder Lehrman has partnered with the Nebraska Department of Education and the Nebraska State Council for the Social Studies to offer an excellent professional development opportunity.
Here are the details:
Who: The workshop is for teachers who teach American and World History
Where: Omaha, University of Nebraska, Milo Bail Student Center
When: Saturday, November 9th, 2019, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. CST (no Husker game that day)
Cost: FREE plus FREE Gilder Lehrman teaching materials plus $40.00 stipend plus FREE lunch.
Topic: “Americans All: Foreign-born Soldiers and World War I”
Sequence: Content provided by a nationally recognized scholar followed by a presentation of the teaching materials by a master teacher
Number of Openings: The workshop has room for just 40 teachers. A waiting list will be created once 40 teachers have registered.
How to Register: See the registration link on the flyer above.
Additional Information: As the workshop is located in the far eastern end of the state, the Nebraska State Council for the Social Studies (NSCSS) has generously provided 4/$150 travel scholarships for teachers living more than 75 miles from the event. This would be in addition to the $40 Gilder Lehrman stipend. The teacher must live and teach in Nebraska to receive the scholarship.
To apply for one of the NSCSS scholarships, please download out the attached word document and email it to harris.payne@nebraska.gov
Deadline to apply for the scholarship is 4 p.m. CST/5 p.m. MST, October 18th, 2019.
Here are the details:
Who: The workshop is for teachers who teach American and World History
Where: Omaha, University of Nebraska, Milo Bail Student Center
When: Saturday, November 9th, 2019, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. CST (no Husker game that day)
Cost: FREE plus FREE Gilder Lehrman teaching materials plus $40.00 stipend plus FREE lunch.
Topic: “Americans All: Foreign-born Soldiers and World War I”
Sequence: Content provided by a nationally recognized scholar followed by a presentation of the teaching materials by a master teacher
Number of Openings: The workshop has room for just 40 teachers. A waiting list will be created once 40 teachers have registered.
How to Register: See the registration link on the flyer above.
Additional Information: As the workshop is located in the far eastern end of the state, the Nebraska State Council for the Social Studies (NSCSS) has generously provided 4/$150 travel scholarships for teachers living more than 75 miles from the event. This would be in addition to the $40 Gilder Lehrman stipend. The teacher must live and teach in Nebraska to receive the scholarship.
To apply for one of the NSCSS scholarships, please download out the attached word document and email it to harris.payne@nebraska.gov
Deadline to apply for the scholarship is 4 p.m. CST/5 p.m. MST, October 18th, 2019.
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********************************************************************************************************** Click on the Teacher Resources tab above to reach the NEW Elementary Social Studies page of the NSCSS web site!
We hope to make it easier for elementary teachers to access valuable social studies resources.
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We hope to make it easier for elementary teachers to access valuable social studies resources.
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An incredible opportunity for you and you students!
UPDATE: A generous benefactor has provided additional funding due to the popularity of this program. It's not too late to apply!
This fall, UNO will host 70 paintings of Holocaust survivor, Samuel Bak. Bak held his first art exhibit at age nine while living in the Vilna Ghetto and continues to tell his story via his art yet today. UNO is pleased to announce that funding is available for middle and high school schools to bring groups of teachers and their students to the exhibit for docent-led tours. We anticipate a high interest from schools in Nebraska and Iowa and will accommodate as many groups as possible. However, requests for specific tour dates and times will be honored on a first-come, first-served basis.
More information regarding Bak as well as how to schedule the funded school tours can be found on the flyer below. Please share this with any interested parties.
If you would like to learn more about Bak or how his art can support instruction in secondary schools, please consider the following resources:
Samuel Bak – Pucker Gallery
Illuminations: The Art of Samuel Bak – Facing History and Ourselves
Please contact Dr. Connie Schaffer at UNO if you have any questions.
Associate Professor – Teacher Education Department
Roskens Hall 212G
(402) 554-2767
cschaffer@unomaha.edu
UPDATE: A generous benefactor has provided additional funding due to the popularity of this program. It's not too late to apply!
This fall, UNO will host 70 paintings of Holocaust survivor, Samuel Bak. Bak held his first art exhibit at age nine while living in the Vilna Ghetto and continues to tell his story via his art yet today. UNO is pleased to announce that funding is available for middle and high school schools to bring groups of teachers and their students to the exhibit for docent-led tours. We anticipate a high interest from schools in Nebraska and Iowa and will accommodate as many groups as possible. However, requests for specific tour dates and times will be honored on a first-come, first-served basis.
More information regarding Bak as well as how to schedule the funded school tours can be found on the flyer below. Please share this with any interested parties.
If you would like to learn more about Bak or how his art can support instruction in secondary schools, please consider the following resources:
Samuel Bak – Pucker Gallery
Illuminations: The Art of Samuel Bak – Facing History and Ourselves
Please contact Dr. Connie Schaffer at UNO if you have any questions.
Associate Professor – Teacher Education Department
Roskens Hall 212G
(402) 554-2767
cschaffer@unomaha.edu
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A Third Draft of the New Nebraska Social Studies Standards
Has Been Released!
Your input is requested...
Nebraska Revised Statute 79.760.01 requires the Nebraska State Board of Education to adopt content area standards for reading, writing, mathematics, science, and social studies every seven years. Pursuant to 79.760.01, and under the leadership of the Nebraska Department of Education, the process to revise the Nebraska Social Studies Standards began last fall. The current social studies standards were adopted by the State Board of Education in 2012 and are located here: 2012 Nebraska Social Studies Standards.
A Third Draft of the New Nebraska Social Studies Standards
Has Been Released!
Your input is requested...
Nebraska Revised Statute 79.760.01 requires the Nebraska State Board of Education to adopt content area standards for reading, writing, mathematics, science, and social studies every seven years. Pursuant to 79.760.01, and under the leadership of the Nebraska Department of Education, the process to revise the Nebraska Social Studies Standards began last fall. The current social studies standards were adopted by the State Board of Education in 2012 and are located here: 2012 Nebraska Social Studies Standards.
A webpage has been established as part of the process to revise Nebraska’s Social Studies Standards. The webpage includes information regarding the process, and it will include working drafts of the revised standards as they become available. The webpage is located at:
https://www.education.ne.gov/socialstudies/social-studies-standards-revision/
Please monitor the page from time-to-time for information regarding this process and contact Harris Payne (harris.payne@nebraska.gov) with input.
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https://www.education.ne.gov/socialstudies/social-studies-standards-revision/
Please monitor the page from time-to-time for information regarding this process and contact Harris Payne (harris.payne@nebraska.gov) with input.
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The Nebraska Council on Economic Education was named "State Council of the Year" at the annual Financial Literacy and Economic Education Conference. Council for Economic Education President, Nan Morrison, presented the award at the annual meeting held in Los Angeles this October.
The award criteria includes:
· raising awareness through advocating for economics and personal finance
· demonstrating innovative ways in reaching teachers
· providing the most effective economic and financial education to students, teachers and the community at large
· providing a strong and sustainable organizational structure
Congratulations to our colleagues at NCEE!
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The award criteria includes:
· raising awareness through advocating for economics and personal finance
· demonstrating innovative ways in reaching teachers
· providing the most effective economic and financial education to students, teachers and the community at large
· providing a strong and sustainable organizational structure
Congratulations to our colleagues at NCEE!
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*****Go to the Annual Conference (Awards) page and the Archives to see some of Nebraska's outstanding social studies educators!*****
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Who represents you on the Nebraska State Board of Education?
Contact your Board member with comments and concerns.
Contact your Board member with comments and concerns.
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